WTOP reports that fans will be able to bring their own food to Nationals Park.

“We’re allowing folks to bring in food,” Nats spokesperson Chartese Burnett told the news radio station. “I don’t know who’s going to want to bring in food with all the great offerings at Nationals Park.”

The story also suggests bringing food to RFK required a certain amount of subterfuge, but that wasn’t our experience — I certainly walked in to the stadium last year with snacks, and another DCist contributor says he carried a plastic bag full of sandwiches right through the gate without a problem.

We’re definitely excited about the food offerings that will be available at Nationals Park, but this is still reassuring news for anyone who’d like to take in a ballgame without spending an extra $20 on refreshments. All the ballpark food for sale at the new stadium will come with the typical sports arena markup: a chili half smoke from Ben’s Chili Bowl, for example, normally costs $4.80 on U Street, but will reportedly run you $6.75 at Nationals Park.

Like at RFK, Nationals Park will also allow fans to bring in a sealed bottle of water up to one liter in size.